Home page photo: Parents, students, and community members chant “Bring Kurt back!” at a rally July 11 outside McAuliffe International School in Denver. Melanie Asmar / Chalkbeat Natalie Barrios said her colleagues were worried about her taking the microphone at […]
Denver Public Schools has fired McAuliffe International School‘s principal, Kurt Dennis, over speaking out in March against its policy requiring administrators to search students charged with violent crimes, according to 9News. Dennis was unavailable for comment. Link to story here.
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in CPEN’s partner, Boardhawk, an independent website dedicated to community-based commentary and advocacy-focused coverage of public education in Colorado, with a particular focus on Denver Public Schools and its recently reconfigured Board of Education. […]
Photo: Superintendent Alex Marrero addresses the media after a shooting inside East High School on March 22. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, left of Marrero; Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas, right of Marrero. Photo by: Erica Meltzer / Challkbeat Police officers […]
Photo: Board member Carrie Olson, center, cast the deciding vote in favor of police Thursday (6/15) night after nearly four hours of debate. Board member Auon’tai Anderson to the left of Olsen. Sara Martin / Chalkbeat Police officers will return […]
Photo: Mike Johnston, resident of Central Park, speaks to supporters after winning the Denver mayoral election June 6. Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post Mike Johnston, a former state senator and school principal, will be Denver’s next mayor. Johnston, who was a […]
While enrollment has declined in other parts of Denver, Central Park schools remain stable with some likely to boost enrollment in the coming year, according to results of the first round of the annual choice process that ended April 28. […]